Chicago
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Man freed after 29 years in prison after charges dropped
Nov 14, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for a 1988 fire that left two dead has been freed from prison. Arthur Brown walked out of Cook County Ja...
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Group seeks landmark status for Emmett Till's Chicago Home
Nov 14, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A preservation group wants the Chicago home where Emmett Till once lived to receive landmark status. A city report notes the boy and his mother moved into...
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Prosecutor: No more indictments in Laquan McDonald shooting
Nov 14, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A grand jury that indicted three Chicago police officers on charges that they conspired to cover up what happened when a fellow officer fatally shot black...
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Administrative law judge rules against disciplinary rules
Nov 14, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An administrative law judge has recommended that the Illinois Labor Relations Board reject disciplinary guidelines newly adopted by the Chicago Police Dep...
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FEMA denies aid for flood victims in Cook, Lake, McHenry and Kane counties
Nov 14, 2017 12:00 am - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided against helping victims of last summer's record flooding in the Chicago area. In a letter to Illinois Gov. Bruce Raun...
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Cabdrivers union blasts Emanuel's plan to save taxi industry
Nov 13, 2017 10:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to save Chicago's dying taxicab industry sailed through a City Council committee Monday over the strenuous objections of a union representing c...
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Markkanen should make quick recovery for Bulls from ankle injuryNov 13, 2017 9:00 am - The Bulls received some good news on the injury front. Rookie Lauri Markkanen left Saturday's loss at San Antonio with an ankle injury. On Monday, he could be seen worki...
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Pilot of small plane makes emergency landing, escapes injury
Nov 13, 2017 6:00 am - GRAYSLAKE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say the pilot of a small plane escaped injury after making an emergency landing near an airport in suburban Chicago. Officials the sin...
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Notre Dame, Wisconsin to play some hockey games in Chicago
Nov 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Notre Dame and Wisconsin have agreed to play some January men's hockey games at Chicago's United Center. United Center officials said in a news release Mo...
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Group seeks landmark status for Emmett Till's Chicago Home
Nov 13, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A preservation group wants the Chicago home where Emmett Till once lived to receive landmark status. A city report notes the boy and his mother moved into...